Components and architecture: (M-)CMTS, Cable Modem (CM), Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial (HFC) Network.

Packet forwarding mechanisms.

Advancements: Remote PHY (R-PHY), Modular Headend Architecture (MHA), Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP).

Overview of initial ranging and registration processes.

Understanding packet scheduling in DOCSIS networks.

Routing vs. bridging modes.

IP address assignment strategies for CMs and CPEs.

Structure and management of DOCSIS configuration files.

Service flows and classifiers.

Quality of Service (QoS) considerations, especially in relation to VoIP.

Management of QoS parameters.

Techniques for channel bonding.

Load balancing strategies across channels.

Identifying security threats in DOCSIS networks.

Implementing security measures, including Baseline Privacy Interface (BPI/BPI+).

Multicast Distribution Function (MDF).

Multicast QoS, authorization, and encryption methods.

Operational Support System Interface (OSSI), Command Line Interface (CLI).

Monitoring tools: IP Detail Record/Service Provider (IPDR/SP), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), NETCONF.

Event handling and proactive network monitoring techniques.

Use of Single Carrier QAM (SC-QAM) channels.

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) techniques.

(Euro)DOCSIS RF frequencies and DOCSIS 3.1 extensions.

Transmit and receive performance of CMs and CMTSs.